W.S. (1963) by L.P. Hartley, starring Max Adrian

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A siniser tale by L.P. Hatley...
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[@martinascalzerle1330]

Jolly good, thank you!

[@forgottentelevisiondrama2750]

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in the series 'Mystery Playhouse' on 29 August 1963.

[@alanhughs461]

I know you don't like comments about the sound quality lol so I won't say it I love both channels hours and hours of excellent entertainment thanks

[@mysteriousmagpie]

Thank you - it's actually not that i dislike comments about sound quality, so much as there isn't a lot I can do about it most of the time. Sadly some of these plays are only available to us in lower quality off-air recordings. Though equally, sometimes something goes wrong with a video and I'm grateful that people let me know when there's a problem with the sound etc.

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

Idiots to complain about the authentic sound a vinyl copy of the original recording or perhaps it was first recorded onto those ceramic and wax cylinders before later transferred to vinyl?
How cool is that technology?
Now I see in my minds Eye where Stephen King got his Story about the writer who's slowly loosing his sanity when a " Fan " becomes a stalker and killer?

[@mysteriousmagpie]

Are you thinking of Secret Window, Secret Garden? As it happens I have a BBC radio adaptation of that on the channel somewhere. To tell the truth I'm not sure of the origin of this recording but from what I understand the BBC transcription service did make quite a number of radio programmes available on vinyl in the early days (as far as I know, this play was never repeated, though various readings of the story have been broadcast). I only recently discovered an excellent channel that has a whole load of recordings taken from transcription service vinyl releases - including a programme I really, really wanted to hear: Jimmy Stewart reading Poe's The Black Cat. If you don't know it, it may interest you: www.youtube.com/@blastsfromthepast2102

[@Glow_is_not_yo_bish]

Really well done!